New addition to the family

Never thought I would see the day when I would get a kitten. Emily's birthday is next week, and she has been asking for one for ages. They haven't been the greatest at keeping their rooms clean, but the other day I told them I would talk to Bill about it if they would try to keep their toys picked up. I have never seen their bedrooms so clean!! That told me they really wanted this. Then Emily gave us this note on Saturday:

I have been looking on craigslist for a couple weeks, just to get an idea of what people are asking. I decided that whenever we got one, I wanted it to be a baby so it coule get used to the kids, and I found a lady who had a 7 week old female, and she would give us all the accessories for it: litter box and litter, food dish and food, a few toys, collar, treats, and scissors for her claws since they have to be a certain age before they can be declawed. I didn't tell the kids where I was going when I went to get her, so when I walked in the door with this big white box they were all "what is that?" Then they heard her tiny mew, and they both froze and Emily's eyes got really big and they started jumping up and down. :-) Emily named her Rosie, and Nick calls her Rosie McCat. (9 yr old boys are strange) I think this kitten will be the most loved cat ever, they never leave her alone!! I had to MAKE them go outside just so she could breathe!! And of course, Jacob being Jacob, already picked her up by her tail, poor thing. I scared him when I yelled his name though, and now he says "where Rosie? where Rosie? be gentle, Rosie kitty" and is very nice with her. You can tell from these pics how excited they are!

Sleeping in Nick's lap
Ha ha ha She wanted some more attention I guess ;-) The kids were in bed by this point.

Well that's all for now. They have been great at checking her food and water, and litter box. (we'll see how long that lasts)